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Scott PowersMay 9, 2016

Democrat Susannah Randolph has won the endorsement of one of the biggest backers of Democrats, the National Education Association, in her quest for the primary nomination to run for Congress in Congressional District 9. The nation’s largest teachers union, almost always a strong financial supporter of Democrats, announced it is backing Randolph rather than any […]

Associated PressApril 18, 2016

New bonus payments aimed at attracting and keeping good teachers in Florida have gone disproportionately to those who work with students from affluent families, an analysis by a Florida newspaper has found. Teachers who received bonuses under the $44 million “best and brightest” teacher scholarship program started last year were more than twice as likely […]

Scott PowersApril 18, 2016

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy has won the endorsement of some of the most powerful unions in Florida — the teachers’ unions — for his run for Florida’s open U.S. Senate seat. The Florida Education Association, National Education Association, and the American Federation of Teachers all are supporting Murphy’s Democratic run, FEA President Joanne McCall announced at a […]

Mitch PerryApril 18, 2016

Will the state’s largest teachers union take sides in the ultra-competitive Democratic Senate race later this morning? That could be the case as Jupiter Representative Patrick Murphy is scheduled to hold a news conference with The Florida Education Association on Monday. The endorsement would be a big prize for the South Florida Democrat, who’s battling […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 11, 2016

As the Florida Legislature wrapped up its 2016 session Friday by passing the 2016-17 budget, some education officials are feeling left out. In an email, Florida Education Association President Joanne McCall lamented that the budget fails to adequately fund education and ignores increasing resistance toward what many see is chronic over-testing in schools. “Legislators may […]

Ryan RayFebruary 11, 2016

A handful of students from a private school in Osceola County visited Tallahassee Thursday to drop by the offices of Florida’s largest teachers’ union to deliver a message on behalf of adults in the school choice movement: “Drop the suit.” Specifically, they referred to the suit filed by the Florida Education Association and other groups against the state […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 25, 2016

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Florida First Lady Ann Scott visited Tampa’s Strawberry Crest High School Monday as part of a Department of Education initiative to raise awareness for its literacy programs. “Strong reading skills set students up for success in the classroom and beyond, and I am honored to have the opportunity to help our state’s students foster an appreciation for literacy,” […]

Bob SparksJanuary 21, 2016

On Monday we celebrated the birth of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On Tuesday, Dr. King’s son, Martin Luther King III, was in Tallahassee for an important civil rights cause in Florida. The issue of education is front and center in today’s discussion of civil rights. The opportunity to have a better life […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 18, 2016

Martin Luther King III, the oldest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will lead a march and rally in downtown Tallahassee on Tuesday in support of Florida’s Tax Credit Scholarship that is expected to attract several thousand participants and spectators. News of the event was posted last week on LobbyTools‘ agenda calendar feature. On Friday, Capitol […]

Ryan RayJanuary 14, 2016

A massive gathering of protesters shouting chants of “Enough is enough!” and “Our children are not for sale!” shook the walls of the Old Capitol Thursday as they expressed opposition to new education policy changes coming out of the GOP-led Legislature. Educators bused in from as far away as Miami convened to hear from union […]

Tag: Florida Education Association

Teachers’ union endorses Susannah Randolph in CD 9 race

Florida’s top teachers found at affluent schools

Teachers’ unions back Patrick Murphy in U.S. Senate race

Patrick Murphy and Florida Education Association to meet the press

Email insights: Florida Education Association calls on Rick Scott to veto budget

Scholarship students urge teachers’ union to drop tax credit suit

Ann Scott kicks off annual Literacy Week, Florida! tour

Bob Sparks: Black leaders to the teachers’ union: Drop the suit

Pro-school vouchers rally expected to draw 10,000 to Tallahassee on Tuesday

Teachers use their “outside voices” to protest state education changes